What are the types of convergent plate boundaries?

A convergent boundary is a type of boundary where two plates meet together and start to push against one another. There are three types of convergent boundaries each with its own consequences. Oceanic-Continental Convergence. The first type of convergent boundary is Oceanic-Continetal Convergence. read more

Visit the Interactive Plate Boundary Map to explore satellite images of convergent boundaries between oceanic and continental plates. Two locations are marked to show this type of plate boundary - the Cascade volcanoes along the Washington-Oregon coast of North America and the Andes mountain range on the western margin of South America. read more

There are three kinds of plate tectonic boundaries: divergent, convergent, and transform plate boundaries. This image shows the three main types of plate boundaries: divergent, convergent, and transform. read more

Where the tectonic plates of the Earth's lithosphere collide, convergent boundaries result. These may occur between two or more oceanic or two or more continental plates, or between oceanic and continental plates. read more